Morality

Why Women Might Be Better People Than Us

Women are more likely to make decisions based on how they impact others, whereas men have a tendency to think more selfishly.

Katniss Everdeen volunteered for the Hunger Games in place of her younger sister because it was the right thing to do, but a new survey suggests that if a man was faced with the same decision, he’d let little Primrose fend for herself. Come to think of it, I didn’t hear Gale speak up at the reaping, but I digress.

A comprehensive poll of 60,000 people from 200 countries found that women have a better moral compass than men. The results showed that women are more likely to make decisions based on how they impact others, whereas men have a tendency to think more selfishly.

The poll asked participants to make honest statements about themselves and then rate them on loose scales of morality ranging from things like “I am good at exercising self-control” to “I always honor people’s trust in me.” While this type of general test doesn’t unequivocally decide morality, it does give a sample into general thinking.

Researchers determined that men are more egotistic and that women possess more humility and compassion. That’s probably why our desires revolve around sex, beer and money, while women crave relationship-y things like connection and communication.